hey @pennsif

I think these 'visionary' dapps would love to be able to stand on their own two feet. A year is likely cutting it fine though, at least in the size of the rewards they would be able to distribute. They are leading the way (and thus imo deserve a kick-start), but it could be the case that a new and improved dapp arrives, with external funding (via SMT perhaps) and takes over the space.

The mega-delegations are probably the single biggest influence on the steem platform at the moment. They need to be handled with care.

The bid-bots compare with the amount delegated SP going out to dapps - not sure I could use the word 'care' in this case :)